# CVE-2024-47870: Race condition in update\_root\_in\_config may redirect user traffic in Gradio

- Also known as: PYSEC-2024-218, GHSA-XH2X-3MRM-FWQM
- Severity: CVSS 7.1 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.0.0
- Published: 2024-10-10 · Updated: 2024-10-11

## Affected

- gradio-app gradio: fixed in 5.0.0
- gradio (PyPI): fixed in 5.0.0

## Description

Gradio is an open-source Python package designed for quick prototyping. This vulnerability involves a **race condition** in the `update_root_in_config` function, allowing an attacker to modify the `root` URL used by the Gradio frontend to communicate with the backend. By exploiting this flaw, an attacker can redirect user traffic to a malicious server. This could lead to the interception of sensitive data such as authentication credentials or uploaded files. This impacts all users who connect to a Gradio server, especially those exposed to the internet, where malicious actors could exploit this race condition. Users are advised to upgrade to `gradio>=5` to address this issue. There are no known workarounds for this issue.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on gradio-app gradio, gradio, upgrade to a fixed version (5.0.0) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/gradio-app/gradio/security/advisories/GHSA-xh2x-3mrm-fwqm

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